Doorknob Capacitors

Doorknob Capacitors

1500pF 10kV Russian Doorknob Capacitor KVI 3 Lot of 2 1500pF 10kV Russian Doorknob Capacitor KVI 3 Lot of 2 Paypal US $12.00 39m
2200pF 20kV Teflon Doorknob Capacitor HV FGT I 1968y 2200pF 20kV Teflon Doorknob Capacitor HV FGT I 1968y Paypal US $57.00 6h 26m
4700pF 5KV Doorknob Capacitors New Lot of 2 4700pF 5KV Doorknob Capacitors New Lot of 2 Paypal US $29.50 10h 11m
3300 pF 10 KV Doorknob CapacitorsBrand New Lot of 5 3300 pF 10 KV Doorknob CapacitorsBrand New Lot of 5 Paypal US $69.50 10h 53m
Door Knob High Voltage Teflon Capacitor 001uF 4kV 1pc Door Knob High Voltage Teflon Capacitor 001uF 4kV 1pc Paypal US $3.50 21h 6m
10pF 35kV 6kVAR Doorknob Capacitors K15Y 1 Lot of 6 10pF 35kV 6kVAR Doorknob Capacitors K15Y 1 Lot of 6 Paypal US $7.95 1d 10h 48m
2200pF 10 KV Doorknob RF CapacitorsNew Lot of 5pcs 2200pF 10 KV Doorknob RF CapacitorsNew Lot of 5pcs Paypal US $59.50 1d 11h 44m
4700pF 5KV Doorknob Capacitor Brand New Lot of 5 4700pF 5KV Doorknob Capacitor Brand New Lot of 5 Paypal US $59.50 1d 12h 38m
20kV 1000pF High Voltage Ceramic Capacitor doorknob HV 20kV 1000pF High Voltage Ceramic Capacitor doorknob HV Paypal 0 Bid US $24.99 1d 17h 34m
47pF 35kV 4kVAR Doorknob Capacitor K15U1 Lot 10 NOS 47pF 35kV 4kVAR Doorknob Capacitor K15U1 Lot 10 NOS Paypal US $8.90 1d 23h 5m
470 Pf 30Kv DOORKNOB CAPACITOR 470 Pf 30Kv DOORKNOB CAPACITOR Paypal US $25.00 2d 3h 58m
2400 PFD Door Knob Capacitor 2400 PFD Door Knob Capacitor Paypal US $55.00 2d 4h 39m
0002uF 8kV Teflon doorknob FGT I capacitors Lot of 2 0002uF 8kV Teflon doorknob FGT I capacitors Lot of 2 Paypal US $9.00 2d 6h 48m
001uF 20kV Teflon doorknob PKGT I capacitors Lot of 2 001uF 20kV Teflon doorknob PKGT I capacitors Lot of 2 Paypal US $24.99 2d 6h 49m
001uF 4kV Teflon doorknob FGT I capacitors Lot of 2 001uF 4kV Teflon doorknob FGT I capacitors Lot of 2 Paypal US $9.95 2d 6h 49m
001uF 4kV Teflon doorknob FGT I capacitors Lot of 4 001uF 4kV Teflon doorknob FGT I capacitors Lot of 4 Paypal US $17.00 2d 6h 49m
2000pF 15kV Teflon doorknob FGT I capacitors Lot of 2 2000pF 15kV Teflon doorknob FGT I capacitors Lot of 2 Paypal US $14.00 2d 6h 49m
2000pF 8kV Teflon doorknob FGT I capacitors Lot of 4 2000pF 8kV Teflon doorknob FGT I capacitors Lot of 4 Paypal US $19.00 2d 6h 49m
20kV 4000pF High Voltage Ceramic Capacitor doorknob HV tesla coil ham radio 20kV 4000pF High Voltage Ceramic Capacitor doorknob HV tesla coil ham radio Paypal 0 Bid US $24.99 2d 18h 12m
1x 30kV 510pF High Voltage Ceramic Capacitor HV doorknob mold mould door knob 1x 30kV 510pF High Voltage Ceramic Capacitor HV doorknob mold mould door knob Paypal 1 Bid US $9.99 2d 22h 1m
2x K15Y 2 Doorknob SILVER Capacitor 3300pF 3kV 25KVAR 2x K15Y 2 Doorknob SILVER Capacitor 3300pF 3kV 25KVAR Paypal 0 Bid US $12.99 3d 3h 9m
20kV 3300pF High Voltage Ceramic Capacitor doorknob HV 20kV 3300pF High Voltage Ceramic Capacitor doorknob HV Paypal 0 Bid US $24.99 3d 11h 6m
4700pF 5KV Doorknob CapacitorsBrand New Lot of 2 4700pF 5KV Doorknob CapacitorsBrand New Lot of 2 Paypal US $29.50 3d 12h 28m
15pF 35kV 4kVAR Doorknob Capacitor K15U1 Lot 10 NOS 15pF 35kV 4kVAR Doorknob Capacitor K15U1 Lot 10 NOS Paypal US $9.90 3d 17h 30m
Doorknob Capacitor 15 kV 470 pF 40KVAR QTY2 Doorknob Capacitor 15 kV 470 pF 40KVAR QTY2 Paypal US $44.00 3d 18h 22m
Doorknob Capacitor 15 kV 1500 pF 90 KVAR NOS Doorknob Capacitor 15 kV 1500 pF 90 KVAR NOS Paypal US $59.00 3d 19h 19m
Doorknob Capacitor 4KV 1500pf BRAND NEW Doorknob Capacitor 4KV 1500pf BRAND NEW Paypal US $14.95 3d 20h 9m
Doorknob Capacitor 10KV 2200pF BRAND NEW Doorknob Capacitor 10KV 2200pF BRAND NEW Paypal US $14.95 3d 20h 17m
330pF 16kV Soviet Doorknob Capacitors KVI 3 Lot of 4 330pF 16kV Soviet Doorknob Capacitors KVI 3 Lot of 4 Paypal US $12.00 4d 2h 20m
0018uF 10KV 10000V Door Knob Capacitors Sprague 5 0018uF 10KV 10000V Door Knob Capacitors Sprague 5 Paypal US $9.99 4d 6h 29m
4700pF 12kV HV Doorknob Capacitors K15 4 Lot of 2 4700pF 12kV HV Doorknob Capacitors K15 4 Lot of 2 Paypal US $11.00 4d 7h 1m
2200pF 10 KV Doorknob Capacitors Brand New Lot of 5 2200pF 10 KV Doorknob Capacitors Brand New Lot of 5 Paypal US $59.50 4d 9h 46m
470pF 16kV KVI 3 Doorknob Capacitors HVtesla coilham radio New Lot of 5 470pF 16kV KVI 3 Doorknob Capacitors HVtesla coilham radio New Lot of 5 Paypal US $35.50 4d 10h 10m
4700pF 5KV Doorknob CapacitorsBrand New Lot of 5pcs 4700pF 5KV Doorknob CapacitorsBrand New Lot of 5pcs Paypal US $59.50 4d 11h 25m
10x30kV510pF Ceramic Capacitor doorknob tesla coil ham 10x30kV510pF Ceramic Capacitor doorknob tesla coil ham Paypal US $51.00 4d 11h 40m
2200pF 10 KV Doorknob RF Capacitors New Lot of 2pcs 2200pF 10 KV Doorknob RF Capacitors New Lot of 2pcs Paypal US $29.50 4d 11h 44m
high voltage ceramic doorknob capacitor 50KV 1100pF high voltage ceramic doorknob capacitor 50KV 1100pF Paypal US $26.99 4d 14h 53m
high voltage ceramic doorknob capacitor 40KV 2000pF high voltage ceramic doorknob capacitor 40KV 2000pF Paypal US $24.95 4d 14h 54m
Doorknob Capacitor 15 kV 330 pF 30KVAR QTY4 Doorknob Capacitor 15 kV 330 pF 30KVAR QTY4 Paypal US $64.00 4d 17h 59m
LOT OF 50 Doorknob Capacitors 16 kV 150 pF LOT OF 50 Doorknob Capacitors 16 kV 150 pF Paypal US $170.00 4d 18h 14m
1500pF 10kV Russian Doorknob Capacitors Lot of 2 NEW 1500pF 10kV Russian Doorknob Capacitors Lot of 2 NEW Paypal US $9.95 4d 18h 34m
10 Sprague 18kV 650 pF High Voltage Doorknob Capacitor 10 Sprague 18kV 650 pF High Voltage Doorknob Capacitor Paypal US $22.50 5d 6h 5m
500pf 75kv Door Knob Capacitor Linear Amp Transmitter HAM Radio 500pf 75kv Door Knob Capacitor Linear Amp Transmitter HAM Radio Paypal US $19.99 5d 12h 10m
470pF 16kV Doorknob Capacitors HVtesla coilham radio New Lot of 10 470pF 16kV Doorknob Capacitors HVtesla coilham radio New Lot of 10 Paypal US $69.50 5d 12h 22m
35kV 100pF 4kVAR Doorknob Capacitor K15U1 Lot 60 NOS 35kV 100pF 4kVAR Doorknob Capacitor K15U1 Lot 60 NOS Paypal US $58.99 5d 12h 48m
high voltage ceramic doorknob capacitor 40KV 440pF high voltage ceramic doorknob capacitor 40KV 440pF Paypal US $21.90 5d 17h 17m
high voltage ceramic doorknob capacitor 30KV 500pF high voltage ceramic doorknob capacitor 30KV 500pF Paypal US $20.50 5d 17h 19m
MURATA CERAMIC CAPACITORS HV N4700 591M 30KV 590pF 809A DOOR KNOB STYLE MARATA MURATA CERAMIC CAPACITORS HV N4700 591M 30KV 590pF 809A DOOR KNOB STYLE MARATA Paypal US $14.99 5d 18h 29m
0002uF 8kV teflon doorknob capacitors FGT I Lot of 6 0002uF 8kV teflon doorknob capacitors FGT I Lot of 6 Paypal US $23.01 6d 37m
001uF 10kV teflon doorknob capacitors FGT I Lot of 4 001uF 10kV teflon doorknob capacitors FGT I Lot of 4 Paypal US $20.33 6d 40m
001uF 8kV teflon doorknob capacitors FGT I Lot of 6 001uF 8kV teflon doorknob capacitors FGT I Lot of 6 Paypal US $25.68 6d 40m
0025uF 4kV teflon doorknob capacitors FGT I Lot of 6 0025uF 4kV teflon doorknob capacitors FGT I Lot of 6 Paypal US $25.68 6d 40m
0025uF 8kV teflon doorknob capacitors FGT I Lot of 4 0025uF 8kV teflon doorknob capacitors FGT I Lot of 4 Paypal US $23.54 6d 40m
005uF 8kV teflon doorknob capacitors FGT I Lot of 2 005uF 8kV teflon doorknob capacitors FGT I Lot of 2 Paypal US $17.01 6d 41m
3300pF 16kV teflon doorknob capacitors FGT I Lot of 4 3300pF 16kV teflon doorknob capacitors FGT I Lot of 4 Paypal US $21.40 6d 41m
Cera Mite 30kv 780pf door knob capacitor Cera Mite 30kv 780pf door knob capacitor Paypal US $16.99 6d 2h 44m
68pF 10KV 8KVAR Doorknob Capacitor K15U Lot 53 68pF 10KV 8KVAR Doorknob Capacitor K15U Lot 53 Paypal 0 Bid US $3.99 6d 3h 7m
Russian Capacitors FGT I TEFLON DOORKNOB CAPACITOR 001uF 4K V 1 PS Russian Capacitors FGT I TEFLON DOORKNOB CAPACITOR 001uF 4K V 1 PS Paypal US $4.00 6d 4h 29m
Door Knob Capacitor 75 pF 7500VDC N750 kit of 2 Door Knob Capacitor 75 pF 7500VDC N750 kit of 2 Paypal US $20.10 6d 6h 17m
RF UNIT 2 SMALL CONDENSERS AND 1 SMALL DOOR KNOB CAPACITOR RF UNIT 2 SMALL CONDENSERS AND 1 SMALL DOOR KNOB CAPACITOR Paypal US $24.99 6d 7h 24m
4x 30kV510pF High Voltage Ceramic Capacitor HV doorknob 4x 30kV510pF High Voltage Ceramic Capacitor HV doorknob Paypal 0 Bid US $24.99 6d 13h 29m
470 pF 16 KV KVI 3 Doorknob CapacitorsHVtesla coil New Lot of 5 470 pF 16 KV KVI 3 Doorknob CapacitorsHVtesla coil New Lot of 5 Paypal US $35.50 6d 14h 46m
1500pF 10kV Tesla Doorknob Capacitor KVI 3 Lot of 2 1500pF 10kV Tesla Doorknob Capacitor KVI 3 Lot of 2 Paypal US $11.95 7d 48m
K15Y 2 K15U 2 Doorknob Capacitor 220pF 4kV 40KVAR 9pcs K15Y 2 K15U 2 Doorknob Capacitor 220pF 4kV 40KVAR 9pcs Paypal US $60.95 7d 57m
QTY 2 650 pF 20 KV doorknob capacitors brass screws QTY 2 650 pF 20 KV doorknob capacitors brass screws Paypal US $16.95 7d 3h 46m
3300 pF 10 KV KVI 3 Doorknob Capacitors Brand New Lot of 2pcs hvham 3300 pF 10 KV KVI 3 Doorknob Capacitors Brand New Lot of 2pcs hvham Paypal US $34.50 7d 15h 19m
K15Y 3 K15U 3 Doorknob Capacitor 680pF 6kV 15KVAR 8pcs K15Y 3 K15U 3 Doorknob Capacitor 680pF 6kV 15KVAR 8pcs Paypal US $24.95 7d 17h 12m
Doorknob Capacitors 1000pf 30kV 2 Doorknob Capacitors 1000pf 30kV 2 Paypal US $3.90 8d 6h 37m
0002uF 15kV Teflon Doorknob capacitors 10tol Lot of 2 0002uF 15kV Teflon Doorknob capacitors 10tol Lot of 2 Paypal US $19.00 8d 6h 55m
0002uF 8kV Teflon Doorknob capacitors 10tol Lot of 2 0002uF 8kV Teflon Doorknob capacitors 10tol Lot of 2 Paypal US $14.00 8d 6h 55m
0002uF 8kV Teflon Doorknob capacitors 5tol Lot of 2 0002uF 8kV Teflon Doorknob capacitors 5tol Lot of 2 Paypal US $14.50 8d 6h 55m
001uF 4kV Teflon Doorknob capacitors 10tol Lot of 2 001uF 4kV Teflon Doorknob capacitors 10tol Lot of 2 Paypal US $9.00 8d 6h 55m
001uF 4kV Teflon Doorknob capacitors 5tol Lot of 2 001uF 4kV Teflon Doorknob capacitors 5tol Lot of 2 Paypal US $10.00 8d 6h 55m
high voltage ceramic doorknob capacitor 20KV 4000pF high voltage ceramic doorknob capacitor 20KV 4000pF Paypal US $23.95 8d 10h 31m
MuRata 40KV 920pF Ceramic Door Knob HV Capacitor TDK MuRata 40KV 920pF Ceramic Door Knob HV Capacitor TDK Paypal US $13.50 8d 10h 32m
MuRata 40KV 570pF Ceramic Door Knob HV Capacitor TDK MuRata 40KV 570pF Ceramic Door Knob HV Capacitor TDK Paypal US $7.00 8d 10h 34m
MuRata 40KV 2700pF Ceramic Door Knob HV Capacitor TDK MuRata 40KV 2700pF Ceramic Door Knob HV Capacitor TDK Paypal US $27.00 8d 10h 37m
AVX AC7 Doorknob Transmitting Capacitor 15 KV 100 PF AVX AC7 Doorknob Transmitting Capacitor 15 KV 100 PF Paypal US $45.88 8d 19h 32m
AVX AC7 Doorknob Transmitting Capacitor 15 KV 50 PF AVX AC7 Doorknob Transmitting Capacitor 15 KV 50 PF Paypal US $38.88 8d 19h 34m
K15Y 1 K15U 1 Doorknob Capacitor 68pF 6kV 40KVAR 14pcs K15Y 1 K15U 1 Doorknob Capacitor 68pF 6kV 40KVAR 14pcs Paypal US $50.95 8d 20h 9m
KVI 3 Russian Doorknob Capacitor 4700pF 5kV Lot of 25 KVI 3 Russian Doorknob Capacitor 4700pF 5kV Lot of 25 Paypal US $70.95 8d 20h 34m
2200 pF 10 KV Doorknob Capacitor New Lot of 5 2200 pF 10 KV Doorknob Capacitor New Lot of 5 Paypal US $59.50 8d 20h 45m
KVKG 9 Doorknob Capacitor 150pF 30kV 10KVAR Lot of 2 KVKG 9 Doorknob Capacitor 150pF 30kV 10KVAR Lot of 2 Paypal US $25.95 8d 20h 57m
KVKG 9 Doorknob Capacitor 68pF 30kV 8KVAR Lot of 2 KVKG 9 Doorknob Capacitor 68pF 30kV 8KVAR Lot of 2 Paypal US $23.95 8d 21h 2m
KVKG 9 Doorknob Capacitor 100pF 30kV 10KVAR Lot of 2 KVKG 9 Doorknob Capacitor 100pF 30kV 10KVAR Lot of 2 Paypal US $20.95 8d 21h 6m
2pcs 30kV 500PF High Voltage doorknob capacitors 2pcs 30kV 500PF High Voltage doorknob capacitors Paypal US $22.00 8d 22h 5m
Lot of 10 18kV 550 pF High Voltage Doorknob Capacitor HAM Tesla Lot of 10 18kV 550 pF High Voltage Doorknob Capacitor HAM Tesla Paypal US $20.00 8d 23h 18m
Lot of 10 Sprague 20kV 650 pF High Voltage Doorknob Capacitor HAM Tesla Lot of 10 Sprague 20kV 650 pF High Voltage Doorknob Capacitor HAM Tesla Paypal US $25.00 8d 23h 34m
Lot of 6 Sprague 6kV AC 2700pF High Voltage Doorknob Capacitor HAM Tesla Lot of 6 Sprague 6kV AC 2700pF High Voltage Doorknob Capacitor HAM Tesla Paypal US $32.00 8d 23h 50m
Lot of 6 Sprague 6kV AC 2650pF High Voltage Doorknob Capacitor HAM Tesla Lot of 6 Sprague 6kV AC 2650pF High Voltage Doorknob Capacitor HAM Tesla Paypal US $30.00 8d 23h 53m
K15Y 2 Doorknob SILVER Capacitor 3300pF 3kV 25KVAR K15Y 2 Doorknob SILVER Capacitor 3300pF 3kV 25KVAR Paypal US $9.99 9d 2m
30pf 5kv 10 HEC Capacitor Linear Amp Transmitter HAM Radio Mini Door Knob Cap 30pf 5kv 10 HEC Capacitor Linear Amp Transmitter HAM Radio Mini Door Knob Cap Paypal US $9.99 9d 54m


Am I overpowering my tesla coil?

I have a 15,000 Volt NST wired to my 30,000 Volt Doorknob capacitor, then going into my half inch in diameter coil. Is that a little too much?
30 ma short circuit current NST.
1000pF capacitor
it works, but my drawn arcs are about a mm long
my goal of the question is to know if i need to scale it up, or what...

A half-inch diameter coil? Is that your secondary winding???

If so, that is definitely WAY too narrow! Your secondary winding should be 2-3 inches in diameter. The smallest secondary winding I've ever made was about 1.5 inches in diameter. If your secondary winding is really that narrow, then that is probably your biggest problem. You don't have nearly enough inductance. You are dumping a huge amount of power into it...15kv at 30ma is a lot.

I built a small Tesla Coil that generated over 100,000 volts at a resonant frequency of about 1 mhz. I was only using a 6kv 20 milliamp transformer.

A lot of people try to build a Tesla Coil with a super long, skinny secondary winding. But that doesn't work well. You get too much resistance ("copper loss") and not enough inductance. A better winding is maybe 13 inches in length, and 2 or 3 inches in diameter. Use 26 or 28 gauge magnet wire. Don't use anything smaller than 28 guage.

Also, let's be sure you have everything connected right. Your capacitor is connected in parallel with your transformer, right? The spark gap should go in series with the primary winding. Be sure the bottom end of the secondary winding is grounded. You can either connect it to ground or the neutral line in an outlet.

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Doorknob Capacitors